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Covid-19

Covid-19 disrupts HIV and TB services
Coronavirus
/ 18 October 2020

Covid-19 disrupts HIV and TB services

While data is still trickling in on how much the pandemic affects health systems, there are far-reaching consequences for people living with HIV and tuberculosis.

By Pontsho Pilane
Editorial: SA will be bankrupted by looters
Editorial
/ 17 October 2020

Editorial: SA will be bankrupted by looters

The chickens have finally come home to roost: if we do not end the looting, it will end us

By Editorial
Covid antibody tests come to SA
Coronavirus
/ 16 October 2020

Covid antibody tests come to SA

It takes only 15 minutes to get the results, and data can be used to assess the spread of the virus

By Thando Maeko
Sitting targets and lame ducks
Opinion
/ 16 October 2020

Sitting targets and lame ducks

Everybody’s staying pozi, which is making all the arrests easy for the Hawks. Only Ace is desperate to be seen

By Paddy Harper
Fix economy: Cut, build, tax
Business
/ 16 October 2020

Fix economy: Cut, build, tax

Expert panel presents a range of solutions to the economic crisis that include cost cutting, infrastructure spending and a solidarity levy

By Thando Maeko
Too broke for Mboweni to budget
Business
/ 15 October 2020

Too broke for Mboweni to budget

The scramble to find cash for an SAA bailout, Covid-19 grants and civil servants’ demands force postponement of mini-budget

By Sabelo Skiti and Thando Maeko
The challenges of delivering a Covid-19 vaccine in Africa requires a new approach
Africa
/ 14 October 2020

The challenges of delivering a Covid-19 vaccine in Africa requires a new approach

It is imperative that we train healthcare workers and participate in continent-wide collaboration

By Dr Leonard Bikinesi and Dr Sanjeev Arora
The quiet front line battle of South Africa’s rural nurses
Health
/ 14 October 2020

The quiet front line battle of South Africa’s rural nurses

The focus may have been on urban nurses during the Covid-19 pandemic, but those in rural areas suffer similar fates. However, very little is known about how they have been able to cope

By Kim Harrisberg and Gulshan Khan
No need to worry about the mid-term budget being postponed, say economists
Business
/ 14 October 2020

No need to worry about the mid-term budget being postponed, say economists

Minister of Finance Tito Mboweni has asked for a week’s delay in presenting the medium term budget policy statement.

By Tshegofatso Mathe
The pandemic will change the electoral process
Opinion
/ 12 October 2020

The pandemic will change the electoral process

There’s a backlog of by-elections to get through before next year’s local government elections. Will voters go to the polls even though Covid protocols are in place?

By Letlhogonolo Letshele
Why would anyone vote for Trump?
Opinion
/ 12 October 2020

Why would anyone vote for Trump?

COMMENT: For this gay, white soldier there simply isn’t a good enough challenger to knock him off his perch

By Craig D
Covid-19 puts Eskom’s integrated resource plan at risk
Business
/ 12 October 2020

Covid-19 puts Eskom’s integrated resource plan at risk

The economic effects of the pandemic could hamper the government’s initiative to procure new generation capacity

By Thando Maeko
Load-shedding’s silver lining: Lower levels of sulphur dioxide air pollution
The Green Guardian
/ 11 October 2020

Load-shedding’s silver lining: Lower levels of sulphur dioxide air pollution

Analysis of Nasa data shows that although SO₂ emissions around the world have fallen by about 6%, the levels are high enough to harm the health of billions of people.

By Sheree Bega
Biodiversity loss threatens us all
The Green Guardian
/ 10 October 2020

Biodiversity loss threatens us all

South Africa has not signed the Leader’s Pledge for Nature, despite the Earth’s interdependent crisis of biodiversity loss, ecosystem degradation and climate change

By Sheree Bega
Premier League’s opening madness may well shatter our preconceptions
Sport
/ 9 October 2020

Premier League’s opening madness may well shatter our preconceptions

Thanks to several unique circumstances, this season will likely confound everyone, from pundits to economists

By Luke Feltham
Citizens tired of being played for a fool
Opinion
/ 8 October 2020

Citizens tired of being played for a fool

The use of a South African Air Force jet by ANC officials without the minister following the required procedures is one such case — and more questions arise on examination of that case

By Craig Moffat
ArcelorMittal plans to retrench 2 500 workers
Business
/ 8 October 2020

ArcelorMittal plans to retrench 2 500 workers

Africa’s largest steel producer announced in June it would begin the section 189 process after its initial cost-cutting measures were inadequate to insulate it from a weak economy and the economic effects of Covid-19

By Thando Maeko
Domestic travel is key to saving the tourism sector
Coronavirus
/ 7 October 2020

Domestic travel is key to saving the tourism sector

Staying ahead of the digital curve, including local communities in tourism offerings and promoting domestic tourism can help the ailing tourism sector survive and thrive

By Patience Panashe
It’s vital to get the Copyright Amendment Bill right
Opinion
/ 7 October 2020

It’s vital to get the Copyright Amendment Bill right

The currently proposed hybrid ‘fair use’ principle does not do nearly enough to protect artists, and will bankrupt them if it forces them to litigate each instance of copyright infringement

By Chola Makgamathe
‘So where is our land? Where is the space for us?’
National
/ 7 October 2020

‘So where is our land? Where is the space for us?’

The occupation of a Camps Bay mansion by a black queer collective has divided opinion nationally. But can #WeSeeYou offer some hope for Cape Town’s marginalised black queer folk?

By Carl Collison
How Africa can curb illicit financial flows to strengthen economies post Covid-19
Africa
/ 6 October 2020

How Africa can curb illicit financial flows to strengthen economies post Covid-19

The AfCFTA is set to be implemented at the same time as the globe tackles post-Covid-19 recovery. Deeping continental integration can help to boost economies, particularly if stemming illicit financial flows is prioritised

By Paul Akiwumi
Infrastructure key to economic recovery — Ramaphosa
Politics
/ 6 October 2020

Infrastructure key to economic recovery — Ramaphosa

The governing party wants localisation at the centre of its infrastructure-led strategy

By Paddy Harper
Teacher union to join Cosatu strike over ‘uncaring employer’
Coronavirus
/ 5 October 2020

Teacher union to join Cosatu strike over ‘uncaring employer’

Sadtu has accused the state of being an “uncaring employer” for failing to pay salary increases due two years ago

By Bongekile Macupe
Testing sewage: The Covid canary in our wastewater
Coronavirus
/ 4 October 2020

Testing sewage: The Covid canary in our wastewater

Local scientists are using wastewater-based epidemiology to trace the SARS-CoV-2 virus in South Africa’s sewage system, which could act as an early warning system for outbreaks of Covid-19, as well as other diseases

By Elna Schütz
October 7 strike: ‘Lukewarm’ action amid Covid-19 crisis?
Coronavirus
/ 3 October 2020

October 7 strike: ‘Lukewarm’ action amid Covid-19 crisis?

After months of little action, the planned nationwide stayaway may not be an impressive show of force by the trade union movement

By Sarah Smit
Farmworkers’ children forgotten
Coronavirus
/ 3 October 2020

Farmworkers’ children forgotten

They have been unable to return to their school in North West because the hostel is closed

By Bongekile Macupe
Student teachers learn new resilience
Education
/ 3 October 2020

Student teachers learn new resilience

Learning to teach takes on new forms under the Covid-19 regulations

By Maureen Robinson
Richard Calland: South Africa needs a Roosevelt style of leadership
Opinion
/ 3 October 2020

Richard Calland: South Africa needs a Roosevelt style of leadership

President Cyril Ramaphosa needs to hold ‘fireside chats’ and have more power and institutional muscle around him, writes Richard Calland

By Richard Calland
Expect no charity from football’s elite
Sport
/ 3 October 2020

Expect no charity from football’s elite

We should let go of the hope that our favourite clubs are going to act altruistically in English football’s looming financial crisis

By Luke Feltham
Restaurants and taverns traded in alcohol despite the bans
Opinion
/ 3 October 2020

Restaurants and taverns traded in alcohol despite the bans

An entirely new supply chain has now been created, and of course it’s untaxed

By Tebele Luthuli
Citizens bear Covid’s economic scars
Coronavirus
/ 2 October 2020

Citizens bear Covid’s economic scars

Data released this week is evidence of the scale of the financial and humanitarian crisis South Africa faces

By Sarah Smit and M&G Data Desk
The economic effects of racism are more deadly than Covid-19
Opinion
/ 2 October 2020

The economic effects of racism are more deadly than Covid-19

A recent report shows that racism has cost the US economy $16-trillion in growth over the past two decades. If the financial-services industry wants to show that Black Lives Matter, it needs to rethink how it allocates capital

By Charles R Stith
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